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Available at the end of this year, and costing $30,000, the ME20F-SH can truly capture images in the dark. It has an ISO sensitivity of over 4,000,000.
This extreme sensitivity lets it capture photos or video of subjects illuminated at less than 0.0005 lux. (That is, pretty much in the pitch black.)

Product name |
ME20F-SH Multi-purpose Camera |
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Image sensor |
35mm full-frame CMOS sensor (single), effective pixel count: approx. 2.26 million pixels |
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Minimum subject illumination |
Less than 0.0005 lux (at maximum 75 dB gain setting, equivalent to an ISO sensitivity of over four million) |
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Pixel Pitch |
19 Microns |
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Lens mount |
Canon EF mount (Cinema Lock type) |
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Optical filters |
ND filter with two density levels (motorized manual / auto) IR cut filter (motorized manual) |
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Frame rates |
59.94P / 59.94i / 50.00P / 50.00i / 29.97P / 25.00P / 23.98P |
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Gamma |
Canon Log, Wide DR, etc. |
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Video output terminals |
3G / HD-SDI |
BNC jack (output only) Terminal count: 2 1080P / 1080i / 720P |
HDMI |
HDMI connector (output only) |
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Genlock terminal |
BNC jack (input only) |
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Remote terminal |
φ2.5mm stereo mini-mini-jack (Canon-proprietary protocol) Round 8-pin jack (for RS-422, Canon-proprietary protocol) |
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Microphone terminal |
φ3.5mm stereo mini-jack |
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AF |
One-shot AF |
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Auto-exposure |
Combined interlocking (iris / gain / ND / shutter) |
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White balance |
AWB, color-temperature setting (setting range: 2000 to 15000 degrees Kelvin), natural light, light bulb, Setting A, Setting B |
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Digital teleconverter |
2x, 4x |
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Power input |
4-pin XLR DC11-17V Terminal block 2-pin jack DC11-17V |
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Operating temperature |
32 degrees F (0 degrees C) to 104 degrees F (40 degrees C) |
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Body dimensions |
Approx. 4 inches (102mm) (w) x 4.5 inches (116mm) (h) x 4.4 inches (113mm) (d) (excluding protrusions) |
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Weight |
Approx. 2.4 lbs (1.1 kg) (body only) |